【World Property Journal】New Survey Says Half of America's Workforce Not Returning to the Office Until Mid-2021

Based on a new survey by corporate real estate association CoreNet Global, 50 percent of the business respondents say that it will be at least until June 2021 when more than 50 percent of workers return onsite. Seventeen percent say that it will be later than June 2021.

And when workers do return, the office is likely to be a place for collaboration and teamwork, rather than individual work, say 86 percent of the respondents.

When asked "Is the 9-5, Monday-Friday work pattern with a commute a thing of the past?" some 64 percent of respondents answered "Yes," up from 58 percent in the previous survey. Thirty-six percent of respondents answered "No," down from 42 percent in the previous survey.

Survey respondents reported that, moving forward, their company's employees will spend about 50 percent of their time in a traditional office, 42 percent of their time in a home-based office or other remote location, and seven percent of their time in a co-working space.

Forty-six percent of survey respondents report that their company's use of co-working spaces will remain the same following the COVID-19 crisis, while 28 percent anticipate a decrease and 26 percent anticipate an increase.

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